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Christine Sexton/LehighValleyNews.comThe gunman showed up uninvited at a gathering outside a borough home late on the Fourth of July, borough police said. He fled after shooting three people as well as apparently accidentally shooting himself in the leg, the police chief said. The 18-year-old is being charged with several assault and weapons crimes. -
Provided/Flint Hill Farm Education CenterThere are 51 stops on this year’s trail. In its eighth year, the trail is focused on celebrating local creameries across the state while driving business during the summer months.
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The city was awarded the grant through the WalkWorks program. Officials now have $35,000 and a year to create an Active Transportation Plan aimed at bolstering connectivity across the city. -
North Whitehall Planning Commission considered a plan to build a three-story, 40-unit apartment building at 3948 Portland St., the site of a former Lehigh Portland Cement Company building.
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Whitehall-Coplay School District's board of education seemed pleased with a report of 2023-24 goals on Monday, with the superintendent pleased to report the results play into a series of even longer-term missions.
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Upper Macungie supervisors recently waived a requirement to build a sidewalk along Hamilton Boulevard — even though the township's Vision Zero plan indicated there should be a sidewalk built in that area.
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The Upper Macungie Planning Commission last week unanimously recommended final approval for a plan to expand XPO Logistics, a freight transportation company.
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South Whitehall Township plans to put a referendum to create an open space tax on the May 20 primary in 2025.
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Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk, Lehigh County Democratic Chair Lori McFarland and political organizer Aidan Levinson said they could rally behind Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the Democratic ticket. They are among the Lehigh Valley's contingent of delegates heading to the Democratic National Convention in August.
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Development has divided wildlife habitats across Pennsylvania, leading to more vehicle-animal collisions. A new report from the state Legislature argues reconnecting the pieces through wildlife corridors would help.
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Lower Macungie joins other municipalities in having to significantly raise their trash collection fees.
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Tom Perez, a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, said a $208 million matching grant to Volvo will grow the middle class and help fight climate change.
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County Executive Phillips Armstrong says it's time now for the city to step up to the plate.
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More than $3.5M of the $90M allocated statewide is coming to the Lehigh Valley.
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Gov. Tom Wolf this week unveiled a plan to provide pardons for people who have been convicted of minor, non-violent marijuana crimes. It could affect thousands in the Lehigh Valley
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Residents in affected areas are being asked to voluntarily conserve water.
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Lehigh County's balanced $522 million budget won’t raise taxes, but includes 3.5% raise for county employees.
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Lehigh County recently received $1 million in state funding to help fight opioid addiction.
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Diners, those brightly lit destinations for coffee, conversation and comfort food that won’t break the bank, are expanding their regional reach with two new iterations set to open in the coming weeks.
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Lehigh Valley Planning Commission and PennDOT will study how to make passenger rail a reality in the region.
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U.S. families with school children plan to spend an average of $864 on back-to-school items in 2022.
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The event will bring LGBTQ+ artists and performers, arts and crafts, yard games, and food and drink to the Jewish Community Center of the Lehigh Valley in Allentown.
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Best friends behind the PA Rye Co are veterans of the Allentown hospitality scene.
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But the land won't be available for two years -- and it's an hour's drive from the city.
